Originally Posted by ImportConvert

Exactly. Never give anyone anything you aren't just fine without, because without fail you will be fleeced.

Polite to everyone, nice to a select few, trusting of none.

I have never regretted my life philosophy.

I have watched couples with 4 decades of marriage behind them just walk away from each other before. All that "We've been happily married for 20 years!" stuff just makes me smile. Of course, I don't dog on married people, just like I don't dog on people who gamble. Everyone has something they enjoy that is hazardous to their health. So I politely smile and hope things go well.